L.U.F.O.R.O. BULLETIN No. 4

This bulletin from the London Unidentified Flying Object Research Organisation (L.U.F.O.R.O.), dated June 11, 1960, serves as a commentary on both UFO research and contemporary geopolitical events. The editorial opens by questioning the existence of a 'silence group' that allegedly suppresses information regarding UFO sightings and intimidates witnesses. The text draws a parallel between this alleged suppression and the political fallout of the May 1, 1960, U-2 spy plane incident involving Francis Powers. The bulletin discusses the conflicting statements made by the U.S. State Department and Soviet leader Mr. Khrushchev, suggesting that the incident undermined the credibility of the U.S. government and contributed to the failure of the Summit conference. The author posits that the CIA, under Allen Dulles, may have been responsible for the flight and that the agency's influence on President Eisenhower was significant. The document also includes a section titled 'AIR FORCE TREAT UFOs AS SERIOUS BUSINESS,' which highlights new Air Force regulations issued on December 24, 1959, by Major General E.O'Keefe. These regulations, which the bulletin notes were sent to the Senate Space Committee by former CIA director Vice-Admiral R.H. Hillenkoetter, mandate that UFOs be treated as serious USAF business rather than being dismissed as 'flying saucers.' The bulletin further reports on the first public meeting of L.U.F.O.R.O. at Caxton Hall, featuring a talk by Mr. G.F.N. Knewstub of the British Flying Saucer Bureau. Finally, the document includes correspondence regarding a proposed international federation of UFO research groups, with a letter from J.L. Otley of the Tyneside UFO Society advocating for a representative British Council of UFO researchers.